Heargemen

Description

Throughout Keleva no creature is perhaps as prevalent as the Heargemen, found from her western shores to her eastern deserts. A race of Fanged Koposeran, they inhabit the role of opportunistic scavenger: equipped with a medley of teeth of which to feed on anything they can get their hands upon. A hard stomach means not even the most putrid flesh or rotting fruit shall poison them—so they are frequently found scrounging amongst waste. 

Lacking the muscle or impressive weaponry of other beasts, Heargemen instead rely on their dexterous ability. They can use crude tools and weapons to further accentuate their swinging arms which bear roughly par ability with that of a Human. Their tool-using abilities are not to the same extreme as sapient races however: limited to crude cudgels, spears, or those scavenged from their smarter rivals. 

One of the few places Heargemen excel physically is in their agility: upon digitigrade feet they can lope along at quite the pace (30 mph) with their short dull claws providing them the purchase they need to weave around obstacles or scramble up surfaces. These apertures are further assisted by an opposable thumb on both the hands and feet, granting them a sturdy grip from which to hold onto the soil or clasp a weapon.

Among the more peculiar traits of this creature is the fleshy pouch which is found amongst the females—more commonly known as “doe”s—of the group. This pouch serves to hold the brood of which typically only one belongs to a single mother. From here they’re provided a warm place to rest and a safe haven to flee to should they be assailed. How long the babe remains in the pouch isn’t known but eventually they become too large to fit within, forcing them to begin fending for themselves.